[iBook] Re: yo-yo repair

[Dan K]

SW <sw at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
>  I was considering making the plug without the sleeve, if I was unable 
>to save it. I think it was designed that way for safety. Neither the 
>tip, nor the sleeve, the parts you would come in contact with, have any 
>power running through them, and the sleeve probably ensures that the 
>plug goes in straight.
Exactly so. And leaving off the sleeve will likely cause two other 
problems. First is that, because of the way the 'Books internal power 
contacts are arranged, any angular movement of the plug relative to its 
socket can cause the power connection to be interupted. Secondly, without 
the support of the sleeve, any angular movement of the plug relative to 
its socket can _damage_ the socket.

I came to these conclusions while building a TiBook/dualUSB-iBook sized 
plug from scratch. It worked fine, but seriously not worth the bother, 
let me assure you.

As for replacement plug sources, the only additional suggestion I have is 
to buy an airline adapter. These are just a cord with an airline Empower 
(sp??) plug on one end and the 'Book plug on the other end. These usually 
cost $30 or so, but I've seen them sell for as little as ~$10-$15, a bit 
cheaper than another complete AC adapter would cost.

dan k

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